KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — The housing project for the “One Military Personnel One House” (SASaR) programme in Sungai Besi has reached 65.51 per cent completion and is expected to be fully completed by the end of 2025. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the housing project was currently 21 days ahead of … Read more
LONDON, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lapan puluh tahun selepas penubuhan International Monetary Fund dan World Bank, satu gabungan pelakon terkenal, ahli politik, artis dan ahli ekonomi telah menulis kepada pemimpin ekonomi utama dunia, menggesa mereka untuk menaik taraf sistem kewangan global bagi menyelesaikan krisis hutang dan iklim serta mencapai Matlamat Pembangunan Mampan. Surat … Read more
LONDON, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Delapan puluh tahun setelah pendirian International Monetary Fund dan World Bank, sebuah koalisi terdiri dari aktor terkemuka, politisi, seniman, dan ekonom telah menulis surat untuk para pemimpin ekonomi besar dunia, yang mendesak mereka untuk memperbarui sistem keuangan global agar dapat mengatasi krisis utang dan iklim serta mencapai Tujuan … Read more
ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 31 — The North-South Expressway (PLUS) lane-expansion project will be extended to the Ayer Hitam exit from its original plan of Simpang Renggam, Deputy Public Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said. There will be no additional costs involved in the extra 17-kilometre (km) expansion, which will bring the entire length of … Read more
KOTA KINABALU, March 31 — The proposed Trans Borneo Railway project linking Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan in Indonesia will be an economic catalyst to the Borneo region, said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. He said once materialised the project will be impactful to enhance people-to-people connectivity and boosting the economy in the … Read more
MIRI, March 30 — The first high-speed rail network in Borneo has been proposed, set to shorten the travelling distances between Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei. Brunei based Brunergy Utama Sdn Bhd, on its website, announced that the Trans Borneo Railway project would be implemented in two phases involving routes spanning 1,620 kilometres. It said … Read more
GEORGE TOWN, March 29 — The Penang government expects construction work for the Penang Light Rail Transit (LRT) Mutiara Line project to begin September of October this year. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said work will begin after the final details of the project are discussed and decided between SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd and Mass … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 29 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke today said that the Cabinet meeting last Friday has agreed to approve the development proposal for the Penang Mutiara LRT Line project. He said that the construction for the project is set to commence this year. “The overall implementation of the project is expected to take approximately … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 ― Malaysia’s government has said it would consider extending a US$10 billion (RM47.3 billion) China-led rail project to its border with Thailand to boost economic ties between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the 665-kilometre (413-mile), RM50.27 billion railway is on track to connect the east … Read more
KUALA TERENGGANU, March 26 ― Construction work on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Terengganu has reached 80.28 per cent progress as of last February, said Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak. He said the work progress of the project in Terengganu is the fastest … Read more
